Abstract
The α/β-peptide 11/9-helix and the β-peptide 12/10-helix belong to "mixed"helices, in which two types of hydrogen bonds with opposite directionality alternate along the helical axis. cis-2-Aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid (cis-ACHC) is known to promote these mixed helices and stabilize the helical propensity more than other acyclic β-residues. Application of a mixed-helical backbone still requires sufficient solubility in aqueous solution. In this regard, we chose cis-4-aminopiperidine-3-carboxylic acid (cis-APiC) as a foldamer building block that can provide both sufficient aqueous solubility and mixed-helical propensity. Conformational analyses of α/β- and β-peptides containing a cis-APiC residue by circular dichroism spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray crystallography suggest that the incorporation of cis-APiC instead of cis-ACHC can enhance the aqueous solubility of the mixed-helical peptides without any adverse effect on helical folding. In addition, the ratio between right- and left-handed 12/10-helices of β-peptides can be rationalized by relative energies between the local conformations of the cis-APiC residue.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 613-618 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2022 Jan 21 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported in part by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2021R1A2C1013477) and by the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (grant number: HI20C0026).
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© The Royal Society of Chemistry.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry